Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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